{"id":1256,"date":"2010-05-26T20:09:49","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T19:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.naturearoundme.com\/contents1a\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2010-05-26T20:09:49","modified_gmt":"2010-05-26T19:09:49","slug":"national-parks-week-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturearoundme.com\/contents1a\/2010\/05\/national-parks-week-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"National Parks Week 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The wild open spaces of UK\u2019s National Parks have long inspired artists, musicians and writers and this year\u2019s National Parks Week (26 July to 1 August 2010 ) will celebrate some of these cultural heroes with an array of fun filled events.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1258\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturearoundme.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/lake_district_600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1258\" title=\"Windermere and the Lake District Fells\" src=\"http:\/\/www.naturearoundme.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/lake_district_600-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Windermere and the Lake District Fells\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturearoundme.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/lake_district_600-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturearoundme.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/lake_district_600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windermere and the Lake District Fells<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>UK National Parks have been a source of inspiration for people both past and present, from early feminist and social reformer Josephine Butler in Northumberland to modern day ex-Catatonia lead singer Cerys Matthews in Pembrokeshire Coast.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Other heroes include Scottish pioneering thinker and planner Sir Patrick Geddes, glasswear artists in the North York Moors, a snake catcher in the New Forest, puppeteers, a garden designer for the rich and stately, world explorer Captain Cook and many more \u00a0<a title=\"National Parks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalparks.gov.uk\/inspiring\" target=\"_blank\">www.nationalparks.gov.uk\/inspiring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cultural events being held during National Parks Week include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018Hands on Heritage\u2019 in Dartmoor National Park \u2013 with activities, quizzes, dig boxes and demonstrations;<\/li>\n<li>A poetic journey in Snowdonia National Park<\/li>\n<li>Medieval Fayre in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park<\/li>\n<li>and a tour of some of the places that inspired Sir Walter Scott\u2019s epic poem \u2018The Lady of the Lake\u2019 in Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>For more information and events visit <a title=\"National Parks Week\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalparks.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\">www.nationalparks.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wild open spaces of UK\u2019s National Parks have long inspired artists, musicians and writers and this year\u2019s National Parks Week (26 July to 1 August 2010 ) will celebrate some of these cultural heroes with an array of fun filled 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